Ach! No End In Sight For Berlin Airport Woes
President Kennedy Mounts Platform Overlooking Berlin Wall ... West Berlin, Germany, 06/26/1963 by The U.S. National Archives
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Germans are famous for their efficiency and being on time. But a much-delayed, expensive new airport in the German capital, Berlin, is rapidly destroying that reputation. Located in the former East Berlin neighborhood of Schoenefeld, the new airport is to replace three others that serviced passengers in the once-divided city. One of those, Tempelhof — made famous by the Allied airlifts of food and supplies during the Soviet blockade of the late 1940s — is already closed. At the moment, the airport named for late German chancellor and Nobel laureate Willy Brandt is scheduled to open in October 2013. Few here believe the new date will stand, however, given the scrapping of three prior opening dates because of construction delays, cost overruns and safety concerns. Enlarge Odd Anderson/AFP/Getty Images A carpenter works in the unfinished departure hall of the airport on Sept. 11.
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Ach! No End In Sight For Berlin Airport Woes
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The new international airport in Berlin has become a major embarrassment to Germany. The airport was supposed to replace the three airports that operated in the once-divided city. But with major cost overruns and safety issues, the project has been delayed three times already.
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